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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the ability of programs to turn your hand-written text notes into typed notes that are readable and editable within a document. If your handwriting is legible (and not in cursive), users really appreciate this functionality within the free Rocketbook app.

All Rocketbooks have the ability to use OCR within the free app for iOS and the Rocketbook app for Android.

After you purchase your Rocketbook, download the app and go through the setup. After you are set up, you can turn on OCR for each document when you choose Destinations and enabling OCR for that icon destination. For example, let’s say you want the notes to be transcribed into your gmail.

Connect your gmail to a destination (like the diamond icon). Then click destinations, diamond, and enable OCR transriptions.

To name your notes so the title appears in the list of scans, enable this function within the app.

Go to Settings > OCR > Smart Titles ON

To title your notes, sandwich the title between double hashtags like this: ##Awesome Title##

Now, when you scan your page of notes, it will appear within the app with the title, “Awesome Title.”

If your notes have been transcribed with OCR, you can search for your notes based on the words that you used. To enable this function, you must approve it in the settings.

Go to Settings > OCR > Smart Search ON

To search for a note within the app, go to the History section, tap the magnifying glass for search, and type a word that appears in the note. If you wrote legibly, the app will pull up the note you are looking for.

You can also sync the list in the front of your Rocketbook Fusion with the app and create a smart list. After you write your to do items, scan it into the app, and pick the list you want to add the items to. You can also make a new with the new items.

Rocketbook creates loyal fans as a result of delivering useful products that bridge hand-written notes with the modern tech age. OCR is one important feature that enables this transition to occur, and Rocketbook fans continue to use these tools in more creative and productive ways as the technology continues to improve.